With a distinguished 60-year journalism career behind her, 101-year-old Yvonne MacLean is a wordsmith.
But she would save her most glowing words for the Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) Rehabilitation Unit team who supported her during a six-week hospital stay.

Susie Mac is a talented Currumbin artist who has been using her art to connect with her creative spirit during very difficult times.  

Susie is a cancer patient who has kindly shared some of her works with us to brighten the halls of Robina Hospital for other patients and visitors. 

“It takes my mind away into artist mode and off my problems," she said. 

Her art has been demonstrated at the Gold Coast show, fills homes and businesses across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Asia, and you’ll spot plenty of her pieces down at the Currumbin RSL. 

Miriam Musumba’s amazing life journey has taken her from Kenya to the Gold Coast via Malaysia and outback Queensland.
The emergency nurse’s compassion, warmth, and bubbly personality are unmistakable; she embodies the values of Gold Coast Health.

Lily Bevan has played a vital role in delivering cutting edge health research at Gold Coast Health. But she’s not a doctor or researcher – she’s a consumer research partner. 
Consumer research partners contribute their views, as users of the health service, to our many research projects. 

During her 52-year nursing career, Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) Nursing Unit Manager, Margaret Connolly stayed true to a promise she made to herself, right up until her retirement this week, aged 70.
“I vowed that I would never treat my staff the way I had been treated as a trainee nurse,” Margaret said.
Margaret reflects proudly on the skills growth among her staff and her own achievements during 37 years with Gold Coast Health.

The Switchboard Team is often the first point of contact people have with our hospitals. The busy team at Gold Coast Health took more than 470,000 calls in 2022. That's one very busy team! At the helm is Deb, our Switchboard Coordinator.

New Warm Water Immersion (WWI) guidelines, developed by Gold Coast Health, are offering mums-to-be greater birthing choices.
Midwife and mum of two, Rachel shares her 'amazing' WWI experience in Gold Coast University Hospital birthing suite.
The new guidelines are generating national interest.

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.  

When you meet Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) Director Support Officer (DSO), Madelene (Maddie) Leverett you’ll probably notice her fabulous hot pink eyelashes. What you’re unlikely to notice is that Maddie has Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – a disease of the central nervous system.